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ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW INSTITUTE 

FOR ROAD SAFETY

«Panos Mylonas Hellenic Research and Educational Institute for Road Safety, Prevention and Reduction of Traffic Accidents» - (RSI Panos Mylonas) - was established on May 12, 2005.

The Institute is a non-profit Organization with the aim of preventing and reducing car accidents by undertaking, supporting and promoting activities on issues dealing with the study, research, information and training in road safety and traffic education.

The following University Institutions and selectively appointed corporations are the founding  members of the Institution such as:

-         The University of Patras
-         The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
-         ELMA-MAZDA SA
-         Motor Press Hellas SA
-         "SOL S.A." Certified Public Accountants - Auditors
-         GlaxoSmithKline SA
-         INFOTE – INFORMATION FOR ALL SA

The catalyst for the establishment of the Road Safety Institute was the tragic  death of Panos Mylonas in a car accident. Panos Mylonas was a 22-year-old University student in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and an editor in car magazines who respected and appreciated the real values of life; he was a person of outstanding academic performance, with excellent moral values and  very talented in car journalism and technology. It is  hoped that Panos’ love and respect for real values in life will be the seed so that road safety conditions will improve in our country leading to a reduction of the number of road accidents in Greece; we hope that this will be achieved through the  activities based on the establishment of the Institute,  the support of the founding members, the support of other organizations and companies who have expressed their intention to contribute by  also becoming members of the Institute as well as through an increase in the sensitivity of   citizens and relevant Organizations.

The Chairman of the Board for  the Road Safety Institute,  Mrs Vassiliki Danelli-Mylona, stated: “Our aim is not only to increase awareness and to raise the sensitivity of citizens, but also to mobilize all public and private bodies into action in order  to alter the statistics which make Greece the leading country in Europe  responsible for the highest number of car accidents resulting in the death of people  most of whom are victims of  a young age”.